Brown Pelican

[Mike Wilson]

Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
La Jolla 1-23-08

Went down to the cliffs and met up with the BPN crew yesterday and enjoyed some great early light at 7:30am. Cropped 25%.
D2x, 300mm f/4 AFS, 1/1000, f/5.6, ISO 400

[Robert D. Gregg]

I like this capture, especially the early light!

BigBob...

[Del Cockroft]

Well worth getting out early to capture this image. Good comp and exposure. Nice BG.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great light, pose and details. I might give it a little bit more room and maybe some S/H on the dark part of the left wing but I like it as is.

[D. Robert Franz]

Very nice comp and light....

[Rosl Roessner]

Very nice light and pose! I think you could add some sharpening to the head of the bird.

[Mike Lentz]

Very nice comp and timing on this image, Mike! :D
I wish I was still out there with you guys! :(

[David Steele]

I agree with all the above kudos and love the plumage detail. You can be proud of this shot Mike!

[Phil Colla]

I don't have any nits, just dropped in to say "nice shot", all looks sharp where it needs to be and that great blue blur in the distance that we love. Hope to bump into you again down there in the coming few weeks...I drove by you guys but it looked crowded so I shot seals instead, I should have stopped!

[Aidan Briggs]

Wonderful pose and colors. Nice BG. Maybe a bit more room on the right